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22 Cards in this Set
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The "Asian" part of Russia is mainly two heritage groups and is diverse. Name 2 groups.
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Diverse ethnic groups, customs, and traditions
many Turkic & Mongol heritage |
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Where is cotton production in Eurasia?
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Central Asia
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Water features of Russia
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Volga, Ob, Lena, Amur Rivers
Lake Baikal, Pacific & Arctic Oceans, Aral, Black & Caspian Seas |
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What is the main product produced by Russian Farmers?
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Wheat
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Where is most of Russia's farm/agricultural land?
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fertile triangle region, rich chernozem soils, West of Ural Mts., European part of Russia
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Negative aspects of Russia's natural resources
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not fully developed due to climate, limited transportation links, vastness of the country
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Energy resources of Russia
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hydroelectric power, oil, natural gas
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What makes up Russia's infrastructure?
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Trans-Siberian Railroad, systems of rivers & canals, other systems of railroads
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What did the former Soviet Union (USSR) leave behind?
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political/economic difficulties, environmental issues, pollution, transition from communist to free market economy
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Cultural landscape features
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Russian Orthodox churches, kremlin, St. Basil's church, mos1ques, minarets, Red Square, Siberian villages, soviet style apartment blocks or flats
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Russian cities that serve as centers of culture & trade
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Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Vladivostok
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Northward flowing rivers (to Arctic Ocean)
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Ob & Lena Rivers
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Russian cultural items
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ballet, faberge eggs, music, icons, Matrioshka dolls, oriental carpets, samovars
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What two seas are shrinking?
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Aral & Caspian Seas
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What does "Siberia" mean?
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the sleeping land
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What mountains divide Europe and Asia?
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Ural Mts.
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Chernozem
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black earth belt, rich dark soil, full of nutrients
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Countries with large land sizes in Russia/Eurasia
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Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan
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Countries with large populations in Russia/Eurasia
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Russia, Kazakhistan, Uzbekistan
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Countries with high GDP's in Russia/Eurasia
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Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan
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Russia spans which two continents?
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Europe & Asia
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Major climates of Eurasia
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tundra, permafrost, taiga, steppe
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